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Jacksonville (Fla.) Trinity Christian Academy Top247 running back Treyaun Webb is no stranger to the recruiting process. After all, he has already backed off early verbal commitments to both Georgia and Oklahoma.

While Webb, who the 247Sports Composite pegs as the nation's No. 5 ball carrier, doesn't have an exact date for when he will make his next commitment, it sounds like a decision will likely come after he takes official visits to Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee and Penn State in June.

“I have been doing this for a long time. I’m kind of ready to get to college and get this over with,” Webb told 247Sports earlier this week when asked if a commitment could come after those trips. “I got one official visit left. So, a couple schools have been trying to grab at it. Oregon has come in the picture. North Carolina. Iowa. Schools like that. I’m still deciding if I want to use my final official."

Even if Webb makes out to one of those new suitors, it sounds like the Gators are going to be pretty hard to beat after a recent trip up to Gainesville.

“Honestly, Florida is doing a great job right now," Webb said. "Why not Florida? That’s kind of how I summed it up after my last visit. They basically sat me down. It was me, Coach [Jay] Bateman, Coach [Corey] Raymond. The whole staff, really. We were all just sitting in Coach [Billy] Napier’s office chilling. Having a good time. Talking. They were just saying that I can find everything I want right in my backyard. Florida used to be a factor like ‘Bama and Clemson because they kept the Florida talent in the state. They let that go for a couple of years, but now that Napier is here, his message is that he’s trying to recruit the major cities – Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami. He thinks that kids are going to want to play harder for their hometown. So, anything I can find at ‘Bama, Georgia, Ohio State, I can find there. NIL. Early playing time. They are going to show me love because I’m a hometown kid and my cousin [former UF cornerback Dee Webb] went there. So, that’s a plus.”

While it's clear that Webb likes the Gators, he's also intrigued by the folks at South Carolina.

"Honestly, when they came to me in like January and started talking to me, I didn’t think much of South Carolina. I didn’t think much of them. I knew Marcus Lattimore went there, but that’s it. Then I took a visit up there, and I liked everything about it. Coach [Shane] Beamer is a great guy. He has been in a winning system before. So, he knows what it takes to win. Coach [Montario] Hardesty, he played at the highest level. I like the offense. It’s pro-style. They get the ball down the field and throw the ball to the running back."

If the Gamecocks are sitting second in the recruitment, then the Volunteers are probably running third.

"The thing that brought Tennessee into play is the fact that they got an offense," Webb explained. "They got [five-star quarterback Nicco Iamaleva] already. They are trying to get five-star wide receiver [Carnell Tate]. So, I want to see what they are talking about and NIL is big up there. They were saying I could have the same possibilities because if I commit there, I would be the highest-ranked running back to pick Tennessee in a decade. That would be crazy."

Ja'Juan Seider is the one keeping Penn State alive.

"Coach Seider, he has been there since eighth grade," Webb said. "He watched me grow up and grow as a player. Coach [James] Franklin, he’s a player-friendly guy. He wants what’s best for his players. And I would kind of say that’s how it is for all four of my schools. All the coaches want what’s best for their players. And all four of them bring something different to the table."

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Webb is a multi-year contributor at the varsity level that was excellent as a junior in the state playoffs for a Trinity Christian Academy team that won a Florida 3A state title. He ran for just under 900 yards and 10 scores in the final four games of the season. The 247Sports' Crystal Ball currently reads 73.3 percent in favor of the Gators for Webb.

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